Moti Daman Fort
A walled fort town with ten bastions, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Inside the walls are a church, monastery ruins, lighthouses, and colonial streets.
Moti Daman Fort was built by the Portuguese beginning in 1559 and completed in the 1580s. Its walls measure about 3 km around and have 10 bastions and two gates. It is one of the best-preserved Portuguese fort towns in India and remains the administrative center of Daman. Inside the walls are the Church of Bom Jesus, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, the ruins of a Dominican monastery, and the old and new lighthouses at the river mouth. Colorful colonial buildings line the streets. You can climb the ramparts for views over the Daman Ganga river mouth and Nani Daman across the water. Entry is free. A walking or cycling tour takes about 2 hours, and it gets hot around noon.
Opening hours
Open all day (office hours for city institutions vary)
Nearby sights
- Church of Bom Jesus, Daman
- Nani Daman Fort (Fort of St. Jerome)
- Jampore Beach
- Mirasol Lake Garden
- Devka Beach
- Iranshah Atash Behram, Udvada